Anne Fischer
Our nation’s renewables goals are at risk; the US Commerce Department must reject the latest tariff petition
The Commerce Department has the choice to move forward with a baseless petition that will result in massive job losses and set back our clean energy goals or fix its mistake by immediately issuing a negative preliminary determination — speed is of the essence.
Virginia Governor signs property tax exemption for solar installations up to 25kW
The property tax exemption follows on the heels of passage of the Clean Economy Act, which is expected create up to 29,000 solar jobs while providing market opportunities for distributed generation and utility scale solar.
Qcells holds onto its number one spot in US market, rebrands, and recommits
The latest PV Leaderboard report by Wood Mackenzie confirms that Qcells marks 14 consecutive quarters with top market share in US residential and commercial solar module markets.
Duke Energy’s Stony Knoll 22.6MW solar power plant now operational in North Carolina
The project, owned and operated by Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, was selected as part of the competitive bidding process established by 2017’s solar legislation in North Carolina.
Origis Energy places order for 750MW of First Solar thin-film modules
The deal was booked prior to the release of First Solar’s Q4 and Full Year 2021 earnings in February, and by contract Origis will benefit from technology developments until the order is complete in 2024.
Repurposing EV batteries for off-grid use gains support in British Columbia
Moment Energy is one of several companies and projects supported by the ARC program, which aims to provide clean-energy storage to urban and remote diesel-dependent communities in British Columbia.
Aspen Power to acquire 53MW of community solar projects from Trajectory Energy Partners
The community solar portfolio includes a project with an historic church, another project with a non-profit foundation working to preserve a historic site, and an installation on a reclaimed former coal mine in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
6K awarded $1.5 million Massachusetts manufacturing grant to fund battery recycling equipment
6K has also announced a new 33,000-square-foot battery center of excellence pre-production facility in North Andover, which will be one of the largest battery material production facilities in the United States.
Recurrent Energy sells Gaskell West solar-plus-storage projects to Matrix Renewables
The Gaskell West 2 and 3 project is located in Kern County, California, and is fully contracted holding five long-term power purchase agreements with cities and utilities in California.
Nautilus completes 24.9MW community solar portfolio in New York
New York State is the number one community solar market in the US, and the largest market for Nautilus, which now has over 87MW in operation in the state.
